What does garlic do for dogs and do I give it raw?

Question

Also any help for stinky breath for my dogs

Answer 1

It would be better cooked or roasted with their food mixed in so its not too pungent to help keep away worms and regular use can help with fleas but only really small doses no more than 1/4 teaspoon a day or yes they will get very smelly brushing just with tap water gets rid of plaque tartar and helps their breath you must use a very soft brush preferably a old one which is worn out as their skin around the gums are fragile

Answer 2

From this site> http://www.petalia.com.au/templates/storytemplate_process.cfm?story_no=257#ct-4

Onion and garlic poisoning Top
Onions and garlic are other dangerous food ingredients that cause sickness in dogs, cats and also livestock. Onions and garlic contain the toxic ingredient thiosulphate. Onions are more of a danger.

Pets affected by onion toxicity will develop haemolytic anaemia, where the pet’s red blood cells burst while circulating in its body.

At first, pets affected by onion poisoning show gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhoea. They will show no interest in food and will be dull and weak. The red pigment from the burst blood cells appears in an affected animal’s urine and it becomes breathless. The breathlessness occurs because the red blood cells that carry oxygen through the body are reduced in number.

The poisoning occurs a few days after the pet has eaten the onion. All forms of onion can be a problem including dehydrated onions, raw onions, cooked onions and table scraps containing cooked onions and/or garlic. Left over pizza, Chinese dishes and commercial baby food containing onion, sometimes fed as a supplement to young pets, can cause illness.

Onion poisoning can occur with a single ingestion of large quantities or with repeated meals containing small amounts of onion. A single meal of 600 to 800 grams of raw onion can be dangerous whereas a ten-kilogram dog, fed 150 grams of onion for several days, is also likely to develop anaemia. The condition improves once the dog is prevented from eating any further onion

While garlic also contains the toxic ingredient thiosulphate, it seems that garlic is less toxic and large amounts would need to be eaten to cause illness.

Answer 3

All I know about dogs and garlic is that it makes them stinky from both ends and even gassier than normal - trust me on this, you do not want to be anywhere close - have a dog that is a canine garbage disposal who ate a whole garlic bulb - ewwwww!

As for bad breath try those charcoal tablets

Answer 4

well garlic aint gonna help with the breath and will make em s hit all over....you can buy doggy toothbrushes n special toothpaste for that stank breath.

Answer 5

i think,but im not sure, but i think garlic helps with the fleas

Answer 6

It helps them to avoid getting worms. Give it to them mixed with their food. Not whole, but powdered would be better.

Answer 7

Unless want to KILL your pet PLEASE don't give it garlic or onions